Homeboys in Outer Space

I thought this show was one of the funniest I've ever seen. It was a great lampoon of black culture and of Star Trek. Hell, it even had James Doohan in it playing the roll of a Scottish engineer. Now where did they get that idea from? These two black guys fly around in the space hooptie, which is controlled by this mouthy computer named Loquasia. She's always popping out some sexual innuendo or something. And the stuff these guys ran into was beyond great. It's been too long since I've seen any episodes, but some of the adventures were just so hilarious.

It's too bad this show was only on for one season because I thought it was brilliant. Maybe it'll come on DVD and then I can get it.

Truly this program is an underrated classic. Ide go as far as to say it is humanities magnum opus. We have peeked as a race. I shed a tear when just thinking about the deep lore, the moving character arcs, the stunning plot and the rich setting. Truly magnificent.

"Home Boys From Outer Space". What can we say here except that it was as over the top as the Jeffersons (now almost revered in the world of T.V.) and writing and plot development and depth was just as deep (or shallow, depending on how you look at it). So why is "The Jeffersons" Lionized by the media and "Home Boys" vilified? Got me. Put the neurons on 'standby' and relax. I thought it was funny and wish it was available on DVD as well, as I would buy it. I also found Paulette Braxton in her latex catsuit alluring as well. The characters were fun to watch, the jokes were obvious but still as funny as most of the stuff on television and I wish it were still on.

This show was an attempt to cash in on the success of "Star Trek Voyager" and "Star Trek Deep Space Nine" (one of which was on UPN itself, the other in syndication, but almost exclusively on UPN stations, not the least of which was WWOR in New York). It has a few laughs, but it seemed as though the show was not clear in where it was going, and the plots are inconsistent. That being said, UPN was still more popular and even this show was more popular than anything on The WB. You have a few hilarious cameos, including one by Erik Estrada, as a wild millionaire helping the two brothers in their schemes.

Unfortunately I was unaware of this brilliant piece of work until well after it was canceled. From what I have read about it, this show seems like it could easily fall right into place in my top TV favorites. I mean they named an episode "G Marks the Spot", it doesn't get better than that. Also people have been trashing The Secret Diaries of Desmond Pfeiffer, which also is a great show. I think if you stopped watching your Hardball and News Hour for a few minutes you might appreciate this masterpiece, rather ingeniously titled Homeboys in Outer Space.